inhibition

Etymology

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.

noun

  1. The act of inhibiting.
  2. (psychology) A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  3. (chemistry, biochemistry) The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
  4. (law) A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
  5. (Philippines, law) A recusal.

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